Sauerbrun pleads guilty to disturbing peace
editor1 |May 28,2008
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DENVER (Ticker) -- Todd Sauerbrun, a former punter with five NFL
teams, pleaded guilty Wednesday to disturbing the peace.
Sauerbrun entered the plea just before his trial at Denver
County Court, where Judge Andre L. Rudolph sentenced him to 24
hours community service, a $244 fine and one year's deferred
judgment.
If Sauerbrun, 35, stays out of trouble for the duration of the
deferred judgment sentence, the charge will be wiped clean from
his record.
The charge stemmed from a confrontation last December 7 with a
taxi driver, who also accused Sauerbrun of slapping him in the
back of the head. The assault charge was dismissed Wednesday.
Less than two weeks later after the arrest, Sauerbrun was
released by the Denver Broncos, who signed two-time All-Pro to a
$1.4 million deal prior to last season.
The Broncos also cut Sauerbrun during the 2006 season after he
served a four-game suspension for using a banned dietary
supplement.
In December 2004, Sauerbrun was arrested for driving while
impaired in North Carolina while he was with the Carolina
Panthers. Sauerbrun eventually pleaded guilty to the DWI charge
and was placed on one year's probation and fined $100.
Sauerbrun also was among three Panthers players named in an
investigation of a South Carolina physician accused of writing
illegal prescriptions for steroids during the 2003 season.
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